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you certainly know one of the huge states for the latino vote is nevada. the president won it last time. it's a toss-up. look at this, 26% plus of the vote are latinos. that's up a little bit from last time around. this is a wow. president obama won more than 75% of the vote last time. nevada's economy is tough. the president needs every last one of those votes. that's one place where the white house thinks helps them politically. nevada, another one. obviously, florida. the latino population matters. obama won it last time. it is a very tough state for the president this time. more than 20% of the vote is latino. up again by a bigger slice than nevada from 2008. this is a tougher state for the president. it's a more complicated latino vote. conservatives tend to be more cuban. as well as the mexican and south american. the president probably needs to do better than that. so again another state to watch. the white house thinks it will help in battleground florida. one more example a smaller state where the slice of the latino population is smaller. we can
you certainly know one of the huge states for the latino vote is nevada. the president won it last time. it's a toss-up. look at this, 26% plus of the vote are latinos. that's up a little bit from last time around. this is a wow. president obama won more than 75% of the vote last time. nevada's economy is tough. the president needs every last one of those votes. that's one place where the white house thinks helps them politically. nevada, another one. obviously, florida. the latino population...
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i think that's a wild card in nevada. but nevada's tougher. colorado looks like it's moving pretty well into the romney camp. anderson, all the state polls, one thing you need to look out for is is the president under 50 and where are independents breaking down. in ohio, independents are going for mitt romney in 15 of the last polls, mitt romney has a virtual double digit lead in the state of ohio among independents. that's a huge issue in that state. if that holds up, he'll take ohio. >> we're looking at a live picture right now of governor romney in defiance, ohio. he's just been introduced by governor kasich. cornell, what about what ari just said -- >> and meat loaf. >> meat loaf, exactly. cornell, what are you seeing in ohio? obviously ohio is critical. >> yeah, it is critical. you know, i love sort of ari's god bless you, i love republicans now. there's all this spin about this momentum. it's kind of faux momentum. >> you don't see momentum? >> no. look at battleground state after battleground state, the president is either tied or ahead
i think that's a wild card in nevada. but nevada's tougher. colorado looks like it's moving pretty well into the romney camp. anderson, all the state polls, one thing you need to look out for is is the president under 50 and where are independents breaking down. in ohio, independents are going for mitt romney in 15 of the last polls, mitt romney has a virtual double digit lead in the state of ohio among independents. that's a huge issue in that state. if that holds up, he'll take ohio. >>...
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if you look at colorado, nevada, then to the midwest. you would have to say in the public polling, the president has a slight advantage. they're all close enough for this to play out on election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the impact of the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that he is the incumbent and we have a sluggish economy. we could have another twist. >> does either candidate have the momentum? can anybody say which side has the momentum right now? >> no. if you look nationally, it has been consistent for a week. the race is tied. if you go state by state, in one state you say the president has a bit of a lead. in other states, romney has a bit of a lead or a momentum. in most of these places, the president had the luxury of no primary challenge so he has a better ground organization on paper. more offices, more peop
if you look at colorado, nevada, then to the midwest. you would have to say in the public polling, the president has a slight advantage. they're all close enough for this to play out on election day. but you mentioned it, and they talked about the impact of the storm. incumbency cuts both ways and we may find out tomorrow whether the president's post storm leadership, the commander-in-chief, the use of the bully pulpit has helped him. when we get the numbers tomorrow we might be reminded that...
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one more point if you pull this out, nevada has been hit the hardest. look nationally at home prices, down 166,000 on average when president took office, 151,000 now. down 30% in nevada, a batt battleground state, down 20% in florida, 7% in ohio and 5% in virginia, 5.5%. in the last year in each of these states they've started to come back up. if you're going through the obama presidency, housing in battleground states is a problem. >> dan, republicans making the argument that president obama is to blame for the bleak economic picture, including the housing market. how has the president been responding to that? >> the overall economy and housing crisis part of that. these problems were in the making long before the president took office. they got worse but the president helped to stabilize the situation. they point to steps that the president has taken shortly after he took office. there with two programs he rolled out to help home owners struggling in underwater mortgages. they were supposed to help 9 million home owners but only a couple million were
one more point if you pull this out, nevada has been hit the hardest. look nationally at home prices, down 166,000 on average when president took office, 151,000 now. down 30% in nevada, a batt battleground state, down 20% in florida, 7% in ohio and 5% in virginia, 5.5%. in the last year in each of these states they've started to come back up. if you're going through the obama presidency, housing in battleground states is a problem. >> dan, republicans making the argument that president...
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we'll move to nevada. another huge constituency there. we're beginning to get our first taste of how the republicans fare amongst the electorate that will be pivotal come november. >> and we're back. when you think about the latino vote in florida, it's important to realize you cannot paint with a broad brush. that it is a very diverse population in that state. >> it is. but this is a republican primary. it was a closed primary. so this was supposed to happen. this was expected. it doesn't mean we're going to see this repeated in other states. >> for cubans, immigration is not a huge issue. and so i think you know, you see that reflected. what we saw from mitt romney, though, is he softened his position on immigration from what we heard in iowa. he allowed that he would accept part of the dream act, for example, for the military. and he talked about self-deportation. and he -- so we heard a little bit from a different romney on immigration issues where gingrich was much softer on immigration. and he didn't do as well. >> even though he ha
we'll move to nevada. another huge constituency there. we're beginning to get our first taste of how the republicans fare amongst the electorate that will be pivotal come november. >> and we're back. when you think about the latino vote in florida, it's important to realize you cannot paint with a broad brush. that it is a very diverse population in that state. >> it is. but this is a republican primary. it was a closed primary. so this was supposed to happen. this was expected. it...
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we do know that the property the ranch is on is owned by a nevada business ma businessman, who is not with the flds. i reached the man's nephew on the phone. he works with his uncle. on that ranch, we were there and saw hundreds of children from the flds, the fundamentalist latter day saints church harvesting the pecans. we're wondering if that's an arrangement you know about. the nephew said somebody else would get back to me with answers but nobody did. we went to las vegas looking for the property owner. we went to his company's office. do you run the office? >> i'm just -- i'm the receptionist. >> reporter: okay. is he here? >> no. >> do you know where he is? >> i do not. >> reporter: is there anyone else here that might know where he is? >> nope. >> we then tried to find him at his home, but he lives behind these palm trees in this private gated community. law enforcement authorities believe the money made from harvesting pecans goes to warren jeffs and his church. mothers of some of the children i talked to off camera acknowledge they get no money for the work. men helping to ma
we do know that the property the ranch is on is owned by a nevada business ma businessman, who is not with the flds. i reached the man's nephew on the phone. he works with his uncle. on that ranch, we were there and saw hundreds of children from the flds, the fundamentalist latter day saints church harvesting the pecans. we're wondering if that's an arrangement you know about. the nephew said somebody else would get back to me with answers but nobody did. we went to las vegas looking for the...
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it's not just nationally, you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller why? because the latino vote is nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 21%. you can't win. the white vote smaller, why? latino vote, nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 71%. can't win. you can't win. the on other side can't win. in colorado, much more of a white vote. 78%. and latinos, 14%. and the president getting 75%. let me shift walls, one more minute of your time. i want to show you this. nevada used to be a swing state in presidential politics, colorado used to be republican, and florida a swing state in presidential politics, if democrats keep getting 66%, 70% of the latino vote, watch this. the darker the area, the higher the latino population, so in navy, colorado, and new mexico, it's almost game over. in florida, still waiting for the final results. latino vote critical to the president's lead. if you look at the state of texas in the long term, and if the republicans don't solve this, we might be talking about texas as a
it's not just nationally, you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller why? because the latino vote is nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 21%. you can't win. the white vote smaller, why? latino vote, nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 71%. can't win. you can't win. the on other side can't win. in colorado, much more of a white vote. 78%. and latinos, 14%. and the president getting 75%. let me shift walls, one more...
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sharon engle running for senate in nevada, tripped up when she said this to a group of latino teen agers. >> i don't know that all of you are latino. some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. >> reporter: as the tea party increased its influence, speculation increased. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin won for president. >> many of us today, that outrage, that moment of outrage, it came with the passage of obama care. >> reporter: ultimately, palin decided not to run for president in 2012. but friends of the tea party like newt gingrich, rick santorum, herman cain, rick perry and michele bachmann did. i caught up with bachmann at the minnesota state fair in 2010. she was running for re-election for congress and was at the height of her influence. >> i don't take it for granted. i don't take any election for granted. thank you. >> reporter: in 2012 not only did her support drop quickly in the presidential race, she barely won her congressional race this week. it was worse for two other tea party favorites. todd akin lost his senate race in missouri. his e
sharon engle running for senate in nevada, tripped up when she said this to a group of latino teen agers. >> i don't know that all of you are latino. some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. >> reporter: as the tea party increased its influence, speculation increased. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin won for president. >> many of us today, that outrage, that moment of outrage, it came with the passage of obama care. >> reporter:...
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national political correspondent jim acosta, who is traveling with the romney campaign in henderson, nevada. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with the president and vice president in dayton, ohio and john king, in the key battleground state of virginia tonight. jessica, by most accounts, most of the polls, the president came away from last night's debate the winner but it's not clear what kind of boost it will give him out on the campaign trail. how is the campaign feeling about the performance last night and about things today? >> well, if you want the campaign talking points, what they're saying is last night was about strength and the president showed it. but the bottom line was the president did not disqualify mitt romney in last night's debate. he didn't knock him out of the chandler-in-chief ranks and so there was no game-changing moment. i hate that phrase but that's really what that was about. so the race continues today, sort of where it was before the debate, and they're grinding it out. the president beginning on a major battleground state tour, where he's really pu
national political correspondent jim acosta, who is traveling with the romney campaign in henderson, nevada. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with the president and vice president in dayton, ohio and john king, in the key battleground state of virginia tonight. jessica, by most accounts, most of the polls, the president came away from last night's debate the winner but it's not clear what kind of boost it will give him out on the campaign trail. how is the campaign feeling about...
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>> another reason especially nevada. four years ago, nevada republican turnout, heavily mormon, 28% property accident and 26% mormon. what you will see is opposite in the south, questions raised about can he do well in the south. arizona also has a significant mormon population. 11% of arizona's primary four years ago were mormon, a clear romney advantage there. it is smart for newt to narrow the playing field. newt will have a difficult february and mitt romney about to have a very good february because of states that vote in feb. it comes down to march. where mitt romney remains vulnerable, if this becomes a one-on-one contest, those nagging doubts conservatives have about his core convictions. with rick santorum staying in and newt gingrich staying in, you have a different race. i also think you could flip it. if newt gingrich dropped out, i think rick santorum would become a very formidable candidate against mitt romney. >> and santorum is hoping that might happen. looks like mitt romney is making progress with evang
>> another reason especially nevada. four years ago, nevada republican turnout, heavily mormon, 28% property accident and 26% mormon. what you will see is opposite in the south, questions raised about can he do well in the south. arizona also has a significant mormon population. 11% of arizona's primary four years ago were mormon, a clear romney advantage there. it is smart for newt to narrow the playing field. newt will have a difficult february and mitt romney about to have a very good...
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but obama campaign increasingly thinks the latino vote in nevada would do it. that would put the president over the top there. if he didn't get nevada for some reason, the president's options would be colorado, virginia, new hampshire or florida. the president with an easier path. what about governor romney. let's leave this one blue. can governor romney get there if ohio is going blue. can romney get all the way to 270 when the president's already at 275. well, he would have to win florida, he would have to win virginia. then you're at 255, 254. he would have to win colorado. that would put him in play at 263. then from there, how does governor romney get over the top? he would if he won wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. 10 electoral votes right there. logic being if the president's winning ohio, these are two very similar states. so wisconsin would be one model and let's just say for the sake of argument that one did stay blue, that puts the president right there. governor romney would have to get there by winning in nevada, not enough, and new hampshire. so
but obama campaign increasingly thinks the latino vote in nevada would do it. that would put the president over the top there. if he didn't get nevada for some reason, the president's options would be colorado, virginia, new hampshire or florida. the president with an easier path. what about governor romney. let's leave this one blue. can governor romney get there if ohio is going blue. can romney get all the way to 270 when the president's already at 275. well, he would have to win florida, he...
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romney will be in minnesota, nevada, then to colorado. and then you better have the resources, the organization, and the right candidate with the right message, and when you add that up, it's mitt romney. the sooner we can get into focusing entirely on barack obama, the better, but i wouldn't want to trade positions with anyone else at this point. >> i appreciate you time tonight. thank you. up next, a key factor for so many republicans tonight, which candidate can beat barack obama. we have the numbers on that. we'll be right back. [ wrapper coming off a vending machine waffle ] [ sizzling ] ♪ [ male announcer ] free hot breakfast. with fresh waffles. real value. from your friends at hampton. >>> it is supposed to be the central question in every primary campaign. can our nominee beat the nominee in november? they made electability a big part of the sales pitch. here is romney focusing sharply on the general election. >> three years ago this week, a newly elected president obama faced thuamerican people and said if i can't turn the eco
romney will be in minnesota, nevada, then to colorado. and then you better have the resources, the organization, and the right candidate with the right message, and when you add that up, it's mitt romney. the sooner we can get into focusing entirely on barack obama, the better, but i wouldn't want to trade positions with anyone else at this point. >> i appreciate you time tonight. thank you. up next, a key factor for so many republicans tonight, which candidate can beat barack obama. we...
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. >> mark, we have a new cnn poll from nevada today. there are new nbc/"wall street journal"/maris numbers in iowa, colorado, advantages for the president in all those states. all along you have been saying based on your experience in the bush campaign look, you can't write off the romney campaign in september. do you still feel that way? >> well, i think the tape was very damaging. i think that's what polls are reflecting. i remember when we had what we call black september in 2000, we came out of the convention, had some bad weeks, we were down three points and then we turned it around in the debates. it was a big opportunity in the debates. jimmy carter was up four points at this same time in 1980, so it's absolutely possible. 50 days is a lifetime in a campaign. these couple news cycles a few days from now will seem like ancient history. >> gloria, one of the things we did see today, that we have seen for a few days now in the polls that ask voters who was the best candidate to manage the economy. president obama was actually tied o
. >> mark, we have a new cnn poll from nevada today. there are new nbc/"wall street journal"/maris numbers in iowa, colorado, advantages for the president in all those states. all along you have been saying based on your experience in the bush campaign look, you can't write off the romney campaign in september. do you still feel that way? >> well, i think the tape was very damaging. i think that's what polls are reflecting. i remember when we had what we call black...
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these changes were requested by the republican governors of utah and nevada. what about this claim? >> if president obama didn't want people to think he was going to waive the central work requirement in welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying it was going to waive the work requirements and welfare reform. >> keeping them honest, here's the relevant portion from that very memo from the department of health and human services. "hhs will only consider approving waivers related to the work participation requirements that make changes intending to lead to more effective means of leaving the work goals." the administration isn't trying to waive the work requirement. they're trying to make it less bureaucratic and more effective, precisely what the republican governors have asked for. as you'll see later on in this interview, newt gingrich makes a surprising admission. i spoke with the former presidential candidate just a short time ago. mr. speaker, this ad says, and i quote, under obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a jo
these changes were requested by the republican governors of utah and nevada. what about this claim? >> if president obama didn't want people to think he was going to waive the central work requirement in welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying it was going to waive the work requirements and welfare reform. >> keeping them honest, here's the relevant portion from that very memo from the department of health and human services. "hhs will only...
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most pros will tell you, nevada likely to go the president's way. if i give him nevada, iowa and wisconsin, 259/206. what does governor romney have to do? he must win the state of florida. tonight the democrats say we think we're still in play. again, if you give them truth serum, which ones are they likely to lose, they put florida high on the list. the obama operation says watch us turn out the vote tomorrow. let's assume it stays with its normal republican dna, we'll keep it there. virginia is a must win for governor romney. this is another state where the obama campaign says we are wired on the ground. we can do it. the key will be the northern vir suburbs. for the sake of argument, i know democrats are getting mad at me, i'm going to give it to governor romney. if we do that, he gets florida, virginia, this could shall a decisive state. for the sake of argument, the obama campaign says we have this state. watch what happens tomorrow, especially in evangelical areas. i'm going to this hypothetical to show you how close this would be give it to t
most pros will tell you, nevada likely to go the president's way. if i give him nevada, iowa and wisconsin, 259/206. what does governor romney have to do? he must win the state of florida. tonight the democrats say we think we're still in play. again, if you give them truth serum, which ones are they likely to lose, they put florida high on the list. the obama operation says watch us turn out the vote tomorrow. let's assume it stays with its normal republican dna, we'll keep it there. virginia...
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you've got nevada and michigan, missouri's a little messed up, but still counts in there. sorry. colorado. you name it. so, let's just, what happens in those? >> this is a -- a lighter caucus state. some are primaries and really, it's all lead up to super tuesday in early march where you've got ten states voting. but the point is, give candidates a chance to try to co-eco- -- coalesce. maybe some will drop out. but we have these contests. we've spent nine months leading up to elections. we're one month in. there's still february and march to go and then, it starts being all in and that's when you're going to see. >> jamal, how much does this make you have some flashbacks? to the hillary, barack battle a few years ago? >> yeah, it's the hillary, barack obama battle. it was a long, drawn out ground war it seemed like. for mitt romney, his hope is he's got to win big, but for newt gingrich, march 6th is going to be a big day for him. on march 6th, georgia primary, which is where he's from. tennessee, texas. a bunch of states that he should do pretty well in because a lot of them are
you've got nevada and michigan, missouri's a little messed up, but still counts in there. sorry. colorado. you name it. so, let's just, what happens in those? >> this is a -- a lighter caucus state. some are primaries and really, it's all lead up to super tuesday in early march where you've got ten states voting. but the point is, give candidates a chance to try to co-eco- -- coalesce. maybe some will drop out. but we have these contests. we've spent nine months leading up to elections....
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romney will be in minnesota, nevada, then to colorado. and then you better have the resources, the organization, and the right candidate with the right message, and when you add that up, it's mitt romney. the sooner we can get into focusing entirely on barack obama, the better, but i wouldn't want to trade positions with anyone else at this point. >> i appreciate you time tonight. thank you. up next, a key factor for so many republicans tonight, which candidate can beat barack obama. we have the numbers on that. we'll be right back. hello, how can i deliver world-class service for you today ? we gave people right off the street a script and had them read it. no, sorry, i can't help you with that. i'm not authorized to access that transaction. that's not in our policy. i will transfer you now. my supervisor is currently not available. would you like to hold ? that department is currently closed. have i helped you with everything you needed ? if your bank doesn't give you knowledgeable customer service 24/7, you need an ally. ally bank. no
romney will be in minnesota, nevada, then to colorado. and then you better have the resources, the organization, and the right candidate with the right message, and when you add that up, it's mitt romney. the sooner we can get into focusing entirely on barack obama, the better, but i wouldn't want to trade positions with anyone else at this point. >> i appreciate you time tonight. thank you. up next, a key factor for so many republicans tonight, which candidate can beat barack obama. we...
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nevada on your left, colorado on your right. a dead heat in nevada, dead heat in colorado. romney's been doing well in the west holding his own. he's boosted his standing a bit since the first debate in the two battlegrounds out there. come over to the heartland, in the state of ohio, you see here, again, he was down a lot in wisconsin before the first presidential debate. that's paul ryan's home state. he's pulled into a statistical tie. this one's a bit more troublesome for the romney campaign. they are closer in ohio than before the first debate but still behind. the president has kept a small but steady lead in the state of ohio. that one's a bit of a problem for romney but he's at least closer from before the debate. after the debate, let me show you one more in the state of virginia. this state is critical to romney's scenario. he was down by a handful, in some polls even more before the first debate. w he's one point ahead. just quickly, i want to show why that matters. going into the first debate, republicans were starting to get very nervous about this, the elector
nevada on your left, colorado on your right. a dead heat in nevada, dead heat in colorado. romney's been doing well in the west holding his own. he's boosted his standing a bit since the first debate in the two battlegrounds out there. come over to the heartland, in the state of ohio, you see here, again, he was down a lot in wisconsin before the first presidential debate. that's paul ryan's home state. he's pulled into a statistical tie. this one's a bit more troublesome for the romney...
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saturday in nevada is next. it is caucus state. he won it in 2008 but watch ron paul. sometimes with quirky rules, passion can beat organization. romney is favored in all of these places but quirky caucus rules watch colorado, minnesota. santorum and paul looking to spring a surprise. no delegates at stake in the first round. gingrich not on the ballot. that's a factor. the main caucuses, romney is a new englander, should be his state. ron paul working hard and it could be a paul win in maine. these are the big prizes, michigan and arizona. both wired at the moment at romney states. he was born in michigan and they look good for him but we will have to wait and see how the situation is at the end of the month. say we go that far and gingrich doesn't a victory. watch the washington caucuses and why does speaker gingrich say he will stay in the race, supertuesday, in tennessee he is on the ballot, could win the state an come out short. some delegates not on the ballot in virginia. that's a place newt gingrich could have had as part of his kbak comeback strategy. he think
saturday in nevada is next. it is caucus state. he won it in 2008 but watch ron paul. sometimes with quirky rules, passion can beat organization. romney is favored in all of these places but quirky caucus rules watch colorado, minnesota. santorum and paul looking to spring a surprise. no delegates at stake in the first round. gingrich not on the ballot. that's a factor. the main caucuses, romney is a new englander, should be his state. ron paul working hard and it could be a paul win in maine....
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that in the most recent senate election where harry reid's guy lost and the anti-tax candidate won in nevada. so the tax issue is a powerful issue. i understand it comes with the territory, that people attack me personally. it doesn't bother me. i'm very comfortable in my own skin. if they want to waste their time personally attacking me, they're free to do so. but taxes are too high. spending is too high. this needs to be changed and i think the american people will make it clear as time unfolds that raising taxes is not where they want to go. >> grover norquist, thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. >>> let's get another point of view right now. joining us, dick durbin, assistant majority leader, the senator from illinois. senator, thanks very much for coming in. we just heard from grover norquist, several republicans on capitol hill this week have said they would consider defying his pledge but for some of them, raising revenue just means getting rid of loopholes or capping some deductions, not raising tax rates or letting tax cuts expire. is that good enough? >> well, i can t
that in the most recent senate election where harry reid's guy lost and the anti-tax candidate won in nevada. so the tax issue is a powerful issue. i understand it comes with the territory, that people attack me personally. it doesn't bother me. i'm very comfortable in my own skin. if they want to waste their time personally attacking me, they're free to do so. but taxes are too high. spending is too high. this needs to be changed and i think the american people will make it clear as time...
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i will give you nevada as your best of the battleground states. what's your worst? what are you most worried about? >> well, you know, john, somebody was quoted yesterday as saying that's like choosing between our children. >> so choose. >> we are tied or -- i'm not going to do that. we're tied or ahead in every single battleground state. certainly some of them are tighter than others. north carolina is extremely tight. but we're pleased with where we are going into election day. we have advantage on the early vote. we've done significant work with voter registration in that state. we're close in florida. again, significant advantage on early vote. and done a lot of work on voter registration. >> can i run that through the universal political translator and say you're most worried about north carolina and florida? >> those are your words. >> let me bring in david gergen. he's also got a question. >> stephanie, good to see you. tell us what three things we should be looking for tomorrow night as a sense of which way it's going. what are you going to be looking for? >
i will give you nevada as your best of the battleground states. what's your worst? what are you most worried about? >> well, you know, john, somebody was quoted yesterday as saying that's like choosing between our children. >> so choose. >> we are tied or -- i'm not going to do that. we're tied or ahead in every single battleground state. certainly some of them are tighter than others. north carolina is extremely tight. but we're pleased with where we are going into election...
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nevada. watch when we do this. take this off and turn this on. this is guy buy county, presidential four years ago by county. look where i circled. important to the president, important to the president up here and down here. you can make the case the problem is exacerbated. higher foreclosures in places around the country critical to the president. one more point i want to take if you take this out. look nationally at home prices down 166,000 when the president took office. 151,000 now. now down 30% in nevada. 20% in florida. battleground state. 7% in ohio and 5% in virginia. in each of these states they started to come back up. if you're going through the obama presidency. housing is a problem in the battleground states. >> and republicans are making the argument that president obama is to blame for the bleak economic picture including the housing market. how does the president respond to that? >> the answer has been, the overall economy, the housing crisis is part of that. these problems were in the making long before the president took office
nevada. watch when we do this. take this off and turn this on. this is guy buy county, presidential four years ago by county. look where i circled. important to the president, important to the president up here and down here. you can make the case the problem is exacerbated. higher foreclosures in places around the country critical to the president. one more point i want to take if you take this out. look nationally at home prices down 166,000 when the president took office. 151,000 now. now...
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he is in colorado, nevada, and colorado, nevada and one other battleground state and then he heads to ohio. >> and vice president biden has been out on the campaign trail and playing the role of the attack dog calling the romney campaign quote a lie. tell us about that. >> he is swinging against the add that says in part, quote sold chrysler to the italians who are going to build deep in ki china. now them is fighting words when you are campaigning in ohio. he is challenging the facts in that add. the words are are literally correct but mid leading. in the auto bail out president obama allowed for the company fial which is owned by the italians to buy chrysler. so that part is true. but, they are now making some jeeps in china for the chinese markets. the adds make it seem as though they ar are taking american job and moving them to china. the ceo of the company has said that is not true. bottom line, it shows how much that auto bail out helps president obama with the voters in ohio and iowa. among non college white men in those states is higher than the other states anderson. >> hum,
he is in colorado, nevada, and colorado, nevada and one other battleground state and then he heads to ohio. >> and vice president biden has been out on the campaign trail and playing the role of the attack dog calling the romney campaign quote a lie. tell us about that. >> he is swinging against the add that says in part, quote sold chrysler to the italians who are going to build deep in ki china. now them is fighting words when you are campaigning in ohio. he is challenging the...